Day: September 25, 2018

Image copyright Court exhibit Image caption Dellen Millard at his father’s firm MillardAir A former Canadian millionaire and twice-convicted murderer has been convicted of killing his father, whose death was initially ruled a suicide. Dellen Millard wept when he heard the judge pronounce him guilty of murdering his father Wayne Millard. Millard is already serving…

Image copyright Kaufman County Jail/ Botham Shem Jean/Facebook A Dallas police officer who fatally shot a black man inside his own flat, saying she confused it for her own home, has been fired. Amber Guyger “engaged in adverse conduct when she was arrested for manslaughter”, police said in a press release on Monday. Botham Shem…

Image copyright SPL Image caption Anopheles gambiae is one of the species responsible for spreading malaria Researchers have used gene editing to completely eliminate populations of mosquitoes in the lab. The team tested their technique on the mosquito Anopheles gambiae, which transmits malaria. They altered part of a gene called doublesex, which determines whether an…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionRod Rosenstein’s year under pressureRod Rosenstein, the US deputy attorney general, is set for crunch talks with Donald Trump on Thursday, amid doubts over his future in the job. The two already spoke on Monday to discuss reports that Mr Rosenstein had talked last year about ousting…

Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionDonald Trump says sexual misconduct claims against his Supreme Court nominee are “totally political”.US President Donald Trump’s nominee for the Supreme Court has said he is “not going to let false accusations” drive him out of the nomination process. Speaking to Fox News on Monday, Brett Kavanaugh…